Faith Over Fear with Shelly Chandler, Part 1 by Truth On The Go: with Andrea Lennon

Shelly Chandler from Go3Ministries joins Andrea to continue the discussion of faith over fear.

The conversation begins with an all important question. "Why do we have fear in our lives?" Shelly shares that unknown circumstances often lead to a life of fear. In the midst of the unknown, we have the chance to recognize that we serve the God who sees and knows everything.

In the second half of the conversation, Shelly and Andrea talk about two important instructions found in the Bible. We are called to "Fear Not" as we make the choice to "Fear God." The heart of God is always for our good. He is redeeming our lives every way.

Shelly and Andrea talk about the beauty of Romans 8:15. "The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”

Think about when you were a child and your daddy told you to jump. For most of us we had the trust that our daddy would catch us. The same is true in our relationship with God. God says, "I see you. I know you, I am redeeming your life in every way. I will catch you" Often the problem is that we have lost faith and belief that God is going to catch us! Thankfully, we do not have to stay in this place. We can be honest about our feelings and our fears. God already knows what is going on inside of us. He is willing and able to heal us and to give faith to us in the middle of our fear.

The conversation concludes with three steps to move from Fear to Faith:
1. Fear must be recognized. Name it!
2. Fear must be surrendered. Give it over!
3. Faith must be applied. Claim it!

"Now the Lord is Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17